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Free Spirit in a Troubled World

Walter Keller; John Phillips; Scalo

Synopsis:
Photographer John Phillips has experienced firsthand some of the most decisive and turbulent events of the 20th century. As one of the very first photo-journalists for 'Life' magazine, Phillips reported from London in the days of Edward VIII and Mrs. Simpson, recorded the birth of the European jet set from the French Riviera, documented the invasion of Austria by Hitler's forces -- all this before he was even forty years old! At the End of WWII, Phillips was there to capture the Teheran conference with Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin, as well as the rise of charismatic Yugoslavian General Tito. In the 1950s Phillips chronicled with clarity and insight the growing Arab-Israeli conflict. Collected here are not only Phillips' stunning visual records of our time, but his intelligent remembrances of events large and small -- told with wit and candor. Together the words and pictures form of one of the most accessible and enjoyable documents of 20th century history. In the tradition of his peers Cornell Capra and Alfred Eisenstaedt, John Phillips is a master photographer employing a social empathy which never interferes with his elegant visual sense.

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Other editions: Softcover - 2009, 2004, Hardcover - 1995, 1991, 1990, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1981, 1979